Peter Jamison

Washington, D.C.

Reporter covering D.C. politics and government Education: Yale University, BA in English

Peter Jamison writes about politics and government in the District of Columbia. Before joining The Washington Post, he covered the L.A. mayor's office for the Los Angeles Times and police and courts for the Tampa Bay Times.

The nation’s stark divide was on full display in Washington Friday as Donald J. Trump became America’s 45th president amid joyous roars of support and eruptions of chaos throughout the city, including the removal of a half-dozen protesters who tried to disrupt the swearing-in ceremony.